May 11, 2006 4:56 PM

Bush Comments on New NSA Revelations: Annotated

Today, President Bush read a brief statement that touched on and all but confirmed the report in USA Today that the NSA secured the cooperation of the 3 largest phone companies in order to create a massive database of nearly every phone call placed to and from American citizens. Here’s a rush transcript of his […]

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Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

US lawmakers are pressing Tulsi Gabbard to reveal whether using a VPN can strip Americans of their constitutional protections against warrantless surveillance.

Dell Cameron

CBP Facility Codes Sure Seem to Have Leaked Via Online Flashcards

The Quizlet flashcards, which WIRED found through basic Google searches, seem to include sensitive information about gate security at Customs and Border Protection locations.

Sammy Sussman

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Political candidates are purchasing more home alarms, bulletproof vests, and other protections amid rising fears of political violence.

Maddy Varner

The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data

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David Gilbert

Livestream Replay: The War Machine

A panel of WIRED experts dissected the defense tech industry’s impact on modern warfare.

Tim Marchman

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine

Congressman Jim Himes claims a sweeping surveillance authority should stay intact because he hasn't seen abuses by Kash Patel's FBI, according to internal messaging obtained by WIRED.

Dell Cameron

US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

The Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets had infected more than 3 million devices in total, many inside home networks, according to the US Justice Department.

Andy Greenberg

Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado’s Landmark Right-to-Repair Law

A bill in Colorado is a glimpse into the future of how corporations are working to limit the freedom people have to make their own fixes and upgrades.

Boone Ashworth

FCC Enforcement Chief Offered to Help Brendan Carr Target Disney, Records Show

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Dell Cameron

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

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Andy Greenberg

Your Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are

Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.

Boone Ashworth

Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman’s Home

An attacker allegedly threw a molotov cocktail at the OpenAI CEO’s residence before making threats outside of the startup’s headquarters.

Maxwell Zeff